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PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS
1. SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER: SOPHIE SCHOLL AND THE WHITE ROSE ANTI-NAZI RESISTANCE – ROLE MODELS IN THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM TODAY (A MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION and BOOK-SIGNING EVENT)
Based on Dr. Newborn’s acclaimed book about the remarkable students who resisted Hitler, SOPHIE SCHOLL AND THE WHITE ROSE, which provides the full story treated in the 2006 Oscar-nominated German film, “Sophie Scholl: The Last Days.” Using music, historical photographs and suspenseful storytelling, Dr. Newborn recounts how Sophie Scholl and her brother Hans--former fanatical Hitler Youth leaders--transformed uniquely to become the greatest heroes and Christian martyrs of the German anti-Nazi resistance. “We will not be silent,” their wartime leaflets declared. “We are your bad conscience. The White Rose will not leave you in peace!” On February 18, 1943, they mounted a gallery high above the University of Munich’s vast atrium and scattered hundreds of leaflets down upon the heads of astonished students. It was the only public protest against Nazis ever to be staged. But Dr. Newborn’s program does not remain in the past. Relating the White Rose story to today’s most compelling current events, from genocide and human rights violations to the suppression of dissent, he then presents an array of “White Rosers” today--inspiring heroes of all backgrounds, abroad and at home--who risk themselves for freedom and our shared humanity. |
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NOTE: Young German voters in a TV competition to choose the top ten most important Germans of all time catapulted Sophie and Hans of the White Rose into fourth place—winning over Bach, Goethe, Gutenberg, Bismarck, Willy Brandt and Albert Einstein! If the votes of those under 40 had been counted alone, the White Rose would have been first place. In addition to acclaim by The New York Times and Newsweek, Library Journal singled out Newborn’s book for a starred review in 2008, declaring it “superbly written” and “essential for public and academic history collections.”
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2. LIONS OF JUDAH: THE COMPLETE, UNSUNG STORY OF JEWISH ANTI-NAZI RESISTANCE & ITS LESSONS FOR TODAY
DR. JUD NEWBORN sets the dramatic story of Jewish anti-Nazi resistance in a unique, eye-opening framework that also explains its relevance for today. Treating the entire scope of Jewish resistance, from Western to Eastern Europe and North Africa, "Lions of Judah" provides accounts of Jewish heroism that will astound and inspire—while fundamentally changing our assumptions about how Jews responded to Nazi terror. Relevant and morale-boosting for peoples of all backgrounds, Dr. Newborn teaches audiences the true meaning of courage and resistance, as we face the danger of fanaticism & anti-Semitism today.
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3. TO LIFE! A HOLOCAUST HERO’S MODERN MIRACLE—AN EVENING OF MYSTERY & REVELATION. (A unique & uplifting theatrical program.)
DR. JUD NEWBORN poignantly interweaves his own personal story (his adventures, heartbreak and triumphs in confronting the Holocaust) with the lost world of the Jewish Shtetl—and the amazing tale of the first man to bring the news of the Holocaust to the West. Revolving around the author's thrilling discovery of Polish Bund Spokesman Szmul Artur Zygielbojm’s lost artifacts, Dr. Newborn tells a miraculous, life affirming story of how three seemingly disconnected lives magically intersected over time and space. Newborn's discovery links him by surprise to Zygielbojm's surviving niece, a 75 year-old champion ballroom dancer who "brings me under her spell, inducing me to dance—not to mourn, but to celebrate Jewish survival." (With dramatic visuals)
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4. ISLAMIC ANTI-SEMITIC EXTREMISM: ITS RELATION TO NAZISM & TODAY’S CRISIS OF TERROR (Compelling PowerPoint Slide Show)
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The spread of fundamentalist Islamic anti-Semitism, linked with “anti-Americanism,” is the most explosive crisis confronting the West today. Marshalling a host of visual materials, Dr. Newborn presents an eye-opening program that reveals the full extent of this danger—its direct links to Nazism, its belief in a Jewish-Christian world conspiracy, its indoctrination of children for hate, and its incitement to global terror and mass murder. Dr. Newborn concludes in a strongly uplifting manner, followed by lively discussion with audiences.
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